The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
4:57 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1929
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 28.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.17° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.87° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.